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Endovascular Treatment of Acute Stroke Case in UCLA

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Published Online: Nov 21st 2012

Dr. Reza Jahan, associate professor of interventional neuroradiology, demonstrated the MERCI Retriever, a device used to mechanically remove a clot from patients suffering an ischemic stroke. The MERCI device was born and developed at the Division of Interventional Neuroradiology. Extensive basic and clinical researches have been conducted on the Merci mechanical clot retrieval in the UCLA Stroke Team (Stroke Neurology, Emergency Neurology, Diagnostic Neuroradiology, and Intervnetional Neuroradiology).

One of the most famous Stroke Programs in the World.
UCLA Stroke Team


Dr. Reza Jahan, associate professor of interventional neuroradiology, demonstrated the MERCI Retriever, a device used to mechanically remove a clot from patients suffering an ischemic stroke. The MERCI device was born and developed at the Division of Interventional Neuroradiology. Extensive basic and clinical researches have been conducted on the Merci mechanical clot retrieval in the UCLA Stroke Team (Stroke Neurology, Emergency Neurology, Diagnostic Neuroradiology, and Intervnetional Neuroradiology).

One of the most famous Stroke Programs in the World.
UCLA Stroke Team

Division of Interventional Neuroradiology, Stroke Program,
Brain Aneurysm Program / Research and Clinical
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center,
757 Westwood Plaza Suite2129, Los Angeles, CA 90095-7437
http://www.aneurysm-stroke.com

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